Spanish Inquisition

National Library unveils rare 14th century Mishneh Torah manuscript

The National Library of Israel has added a rare 14th century Mishneh Torah manuscript to its exhibition, alongside newly displayed medieval Jewish texts from Europe, North Africa, and Persia.

Or Yesha Meusharim from Machzor Worms (13th c.)
 Palm-lined riverbanks flow into open waters - a portrait of Caribbean stillness.

The Caribbean retreat: Mapping wellness, memory, and Israeli connection in the Dominican Republic

 CASTLE OF CALATRAVA. Garcia discovered that his Judaizing family lived under the protection of the Knights of Calatrava, near Almagro in the Spanish province of Ciudad Real, for 500 years, thus avoiding discovery by the Inquisition.

The forced converts of the Inquisition: Rediscovering Spanish, Portuguese roots - interview

 SPANISH PRIME MINISTER Pedro Sanchez and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attend an Arab League summit in Baghdad last Saturday. Spain committed genocide against the Jewish people three times, the writer asserts.

Spain should think thrice before it lectures Israel about genocide - opinion


Catholic Church can curb carbon emissions by returning to meat-free Fridays, study suggests

The practice dates back to the first century CE, when Pope Nicholas I declared that Catholics were required to abstain from eating meat on Fridays in memory of the death and crucifixion of Christ.

 Fish and Chips, photo taken in November 2018 in Blackpool, UK.

What was Jewish life in Spain, Portugal before, during the Inquisition?

Genie Milgrom, a Miami-based genealogist, seeks to make documents of Jewish life in Spain and Portugal before and during the Inquisition available to the public on her website.

 (From left) Genie Milgrom, Ashley Perry (Perez), president of Reconectar, and Dr. Drora Arussy of the Institute of Jewish Experience at the American Sephardi Federation during a recent event at the Four Synagogues in Jerusalem.

Sephardic Jewish ancestry certificate now open for millions of applicants

Recent research has demonstrated that as many as 200 million people in the Americas and Europe have Jewish ancestry who were forcibly converted.

Certificate of Sephardi Jewish ancestry.

Crypto-Jews: What is the history of secret Jews? - explainer

Crypto-Jews are Jews who practice Judaism in secret while professing another religion publically. They are an ancient phenomenon but are largely associated with Sephardi Jews from Spain and Portugal.

 Painting depicts crypto Jews holding a Passover seder in secret.

Arab airlines to screen film about the Portuguese Inquisition

The film “1618” is a project produced by the Jewish community of Porto in an effort to combat antisemitism.

The film “1618” is a project produced by the Jewish community of Porto.

Hispanic-Jewish foundation introduces monument to mark 530 years since Alhambra Decree

Spanish Jewry that left due to the decree went on to form some of the largest Sephardic Jewish communities in the diaspora.

 The Cartagena Monument that marks 530 years since the Alhambra Decree in Spain.

Portugal to adjust law that let Abramovich get citizenship, minister says

An inquiry into the granting of citizenship to Abramovich was opened in January by the Portuguese prosecutor's office and his citizenship could be stripped depending on its outcome.

 Russian billionaire and owner of Chelsea football club Roman Abramovich arrives at a division of the High Court in central London October 31, 2011.

Jews forcibly converted in Spanish, Portuguese Inquisition are coming back

Yaffah Batya daCosta: Fear instilled by the Inquisition has left a painful legacy of isolation and fear.

 Children of the Inquisition documentary

Meet Portugalis, the company helping Jews claim Portuguese citizenship

Portugal has a rich and tragic Jewish history. What are the benefits of obtaining Portuguese citizenship?

 A PORTUGUESE passport conveys all the benefits of a standard EU passport.

500 years after the Inquisition, Spain finally has a vibrant kosher wine industry

Jews played a significant role in producing wine in Spanish-speaking lands for centuries — until they were expelled under the Inquisition of 1492.

Spanish Winery 311